OUR STORY

If 19th century brick walls and wood ceilings could talk, they would speak a familiar narrative. Enterprise & industry. American vision. An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. The buildings that make up Urban Place once housed the historic Armstrong Cork and Kerr Glass companies. Today, the hotel preserves and honors thathistory. And it is not just in the architecture, it’s the attitude: honest, authentic and welcoming.

Our Heritage and History

THE HISTORY OF URBAN PLACE – THE HOME OF CORK FACTORY HOTEL

Cork is impermeable; watertight; solid; and a perfect synonym for the long tradition Urban Place exemplifies in Lancaster. Yet one thing still flows easily through it, and in great quantity: History. Once home to Lancaster Cork Works, a 19th century cork factory, the buildings of Urban Place have been deliberately transfigured into a modish 300,000 square foot community primed for staying, gathering, dining, working, shopping, and living.

But most of all cork is buoyant. The dynamic mixed-use community of Urban Place not only rests atop the industrial giants who helped build Lancaster, but also rises above the typical and is a benchmark in the revitalization of historic Downtown Lancaster.

Awards & Affiliations

AWARD-WINNING PRESERVATION

The Lancaster County Planning Commission granted Urban Place the Smart Growth Leadership Award for large projects within the heritage category, and The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County granted Urban Place the Preservation Leadership Award for restoring the abandoned historic cork factory into a hip mixed-use community.

HISTORIC HOTELS OF AMERICA

As a member of Historic Hotels of America, Cork Factory Hotel is a member of a legendary hospitality family, famous for delivering unmatched quality and distinctive services within a historical setting.